Joseph Lopy

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Joseph Lopy
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Lopy in 2023
Personal information
Full name Joseph Romeric Lopy
Date of birth (1992-03-15) 15 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Boutoupa, Senegal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Angers
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2011 Diambars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Sochaux II 24 (1)
2011–2015 Sochaux 56 (1)
2015–2016 Boulogne 21 (4)
2016–2018 Clermont 52 (5)
2018–2020 Orléans 74 (11)
2020–2023 Sochaux 51 (2)
2022–2023 Sochaux II 2 (0)
2023– Nîmes 16 (0)
2023– Angers 24 (3)
International career‡
2011 Senegal U-23 3 (0)
2020– Senegal 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020

Joseph Romeric Lopy (born 15 March 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Angers.

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Club career

Born in Boutoupa, Lopy is a product of Diambars. He signed a trainee contract with Sochaux, and signed a professional contract with the Ligue 1 club in 2012. [1] After five years with the Montbéliard side, his contract was not extended, and he signed with Boulogne of the Championnat National. [2]

On 25 January 2023, Lopy joined Nîmes in Ligue 2 for a season. [3] [4] At the end of the season with Nîmes, Joseph Lopy remains in Ligue 2. He joined Angers SCO in July 2023 by signing a contract which covers two seasons. [5]

International career

Lopy made his Senegal national team debut on 9 October 2020 in a friendly against Morocco. [6]

He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history. [7] [8]

Lopy was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the tournament. [9]

Honours

Senegal

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Joseph Romeric Lopy, Fc Sochaux: "Le travail qu'on fait à Diambars équivaut à ce qui se fait en Europe"". leral.net (in French). 23 June 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Foot - USBCO : pour Joseph Lopy " ne pas jouer l'accession serait un manque d'ambition "". La Voix du Nord (in French). 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Agbenou, Mensah; AfrikPage (26 January 2023). "Senegal's Joseph Lopy joins Nîmes Olympique". AfrikPage. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "MERCATO : JOSEPH LOPY SIGNE AU NÎMES OLYMPIQUE" (in French). Nîmes Olympique. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "France-Joseph Lopy signs two years in Angers SCO". AfrikPage. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Morocco v Senegal game report". ESPN. 9 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title". Confederation of African Football. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Senegal 0–0 Egypt". BBC Sport . 7 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes". Reuters . 8 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.


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